This is the shawl I made back in the fall. Several people on Ravelry asked for the pattern/recipe for it. In order to post it there, I had to post it here. I have finally gotten around to writing all of it out and here it is.

The goal was to create a shawl that would sit well on the shoulders and not slip off with every movement.

Raglan Shawl Recipe

This is knit side to side from the top down.

With size US 9 needles, my gauge was about 4.5 stitches per inch with an Aran weight yarn; however, as this is knit from the top down, gauge is less important than fit. Thus, you can use whatever yarn you like with whatever size needles.

This is more of a recipe than a precise pattern.

Set up row:

Cast on 2, place marker, cast on 8, place marker, cast on 28, place marker, cast on 8, place marker, cast on 2.

Raglan increases

Row 1: Knit to one stitch before the marker, knit front and back, slip marker, knit front and back, knit to one stitch before marker, knit front and back, slip marker, knit front and back, knit to one stitch before the marker, knit front and back, slip marker knit front and back, knit to the end.

Row 2: purl.

Repeat rows 1 and 2 three times for a total of six completed rows.

On every 6th row make a neckline increase as follows:

Knit 1, knit front and back of the second stitch. Continue with the established raglan increases (knit to one stitch before the marker, knit front and back, slip marker, knit front and back, knit to one stitch before marker, knit front and back, slip marker, knit front and back, knit to marker, slip marker knit front and back) until you get to the second to last stitch on the row, knit front and back, then knit the last stitch.

Work raglan increases on each right side row and purl all wrong side rows while increasing the neckline every sixth row until the shawl has reached two inches past the widest part of your shoulders. At that point, cease making the raglan increases, but continue making the neckline increases every 6th row until the shawl reaches your elbows.

Continue in simple stockinette for one more inch, then prepare for feather and fan pattern by counting your stitches and making sure the number of stitches you have is a multiple of 18, plus 2, i.e., if you have 164 stitches, subtract 2 (164 – 2 = 162), then divide by 18. 162/18 = 9. If you do not have a multiple of 18 + 2, then either increase or decrease the number of stitches evenly across a right side row to reach a multiple of 18 + 2.

Once you have the proper number of stitches, begin the feather and fan pattern on a wrong side row as follows:

Row 1 (WS): Knit.
Row 2 (RS): K1, *(K2tog) three times, (yo, k1) six times, (k2tog) three times; Rep from * to last stitch, K1.
Row 3 (WS): Purl
Row 4 (RS): Knit

Repeat feather and fan pattern two or three times to your liking.

Bind off on a wrong side row.

Once the body of the shawl is complete, pick up stitches along the right front, around the neck, and down the left front. I picked up three stitches for every four rows of the each side, then one stitch for each stitch around the neckline. Make sure you have an even number of stitches.

Work button band in a seed stitch pattern for one inch:

Row 1 (WS): slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front, *knit 1, purl 1* and repeat from * to * to the last stitch, then slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front.

Row 2 (RS): Knit 1, *purl 1, knit 1* and repeat from * to * to the last stitch, knit 1.

Row 3: same as Row 1.

Row 4: Buttonhole row (RS): slip 1 purlwise with yarn in front, work an even number of stitches in the seed stitch (until you reach the point where you would like to place the button), then yo, work 2tog and continue with the seed stitch (the next stitch should be a knit stitch) to the end of the row.

Work 3 more rows even in pattern, then bind off all stitches.

Enjoy!